I'm all for empowerment! Perhaps that has become dirty word these days. Empowerment for women has become something for people, women included to make fun of. For some reason, women supporting and celebrating another womans successes is hard for us to do. I think that's crazy! think about, the green eyed monster of jealousy pops up and before you kow it, your calling a woman who has achieved things horrible words. It's our way. It's perhaps the most puzzeling thing I see about women. I don't understand it, and I am a woman. It doesn't take much to congragulate another woman, it doesnt take much to give props, where props are due. It seems like it is the hardest thing for women to do. How can we truly call ourselves modern empowered women when this behaviour still happens among us. We should be offering helping hands, offering advice without malicious undertones and celebrating each other instead of spending so much time and energy focusing on holding each other back.

Start tomorrow and say congratulations, and mean it from the bottom of your heart and don't diss her because she's wearing last years scarf. Bigpicture here girls, big picture. When we can honestly and truthfully celebrate us, nothing can stop us.

Cheers,
Mel B